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Recent Examples of waspish The book brings to life characters such as the waspish U.S. Army general Joseph Stilwell and the eccentric U.S. ambassador Patrick Hurley. Richard Bernstein, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2014 Among the waspish regulars of the Algonquin Round Table, Robert Benchley cut a relatively docile figure. New York Times, 11 May 2022 At his waspish best, Mr. Wheatcroft is entertaining on all this. Richard Aldous, WSJ, 8 Oct. 2021 The waspish Queen – played by Rebecca Trehearn, whose deliciously withering grandeur would give Marie Antoinette pause — is not, to put it mildly, pleased. David Benedict, Variety, 19 Aug. 2021 The author takes a waspish tone that doesn’t always enhance his arguments, but the book is an excellent distillation of a complicated menace. Barton Swaim, WSJ, 26 Feb. 2021 The portrait of prewar upper-class English life is superb, the characters are vividly drawn and the comedy, as always in Waugh, is by turns waspish, warm and knockabout. John Banville, WSJ, 2 Oct. 2020 Once again, waspish commentators noted, an American woman has caused a ruction in the royal family. Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2020 Bening is capable of being waspish, consoling, frail, indomitable, and woebegone – sometimes all at once. Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2018
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Adjective
  • SSRIs are linked to a condition called neonatal adaption syndrome, in which infants are born jittery, irritable and with abnormal muscle tone.
    Andrew Novick, The Conversation, 31 July 2025
  • Frequently, kids who suppress emotions at school come home irritable in a low-key fashion at home.
    Sherri Gordon, Parents, 29 July 2025
Adjective
  • Only the last photo during the end credits pictures the fiery aftermath of Hutch’s ultimate battle with Ladeena.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Wilson delivered country with the edge of a rock star While early parts of the show seemed a bit rushed, Wilson has an undeniable stage presence, moving effortlessly between dance breaks and fiery guitar solos that gave her the edge of a rock star.
    Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 15 Aug. 2025

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“Waspish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waspish. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.

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